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SOMERSET, Pa. (WJAC) — It was a lucky day for dozens of dogs who were rescued from a kill shelter and brought to our region at a chance of finding a new home. The Humane Society from Somerset County recently rescued 32 dogs from a high intake shelter. “These dogs came from high kill shelters and were at risk at euthanasia, so we helped the shelters by taking them, said shelter manager, Nancy Dantzig. [Read More]

CRESSON, Pa. (WJAC) – Pharmacists at Mainline Pharmacy stores throughout the region see this as their time to shine. Their task, helping administer a live-saving vaccine as quickly and efficiently as possible. “We’ve given almost 2000 doses so far,” said John Pastorek, pharmacist at Mainline Pharmacy in Blairsville. Pastorek said most of the company’s doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine have gone to long-term care facilities and healthcare workers outside of a general healthcare system. [Read More]

UPDATE | PHILADELPHIA — A teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case who escaped outside a Philadelphia hospital this week may have been picked up by an acquaintance less than an hour after he fled on foot, authorities said U.S. marshals and city police continued to search Thursday for 17-year-old Shane Pryor, who is considered dangerous. Authorities have said he fled just before noon Wednesday from a vehicle in the driveway of the emergency room at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he had been taken with a hand injury. [Read More]

Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — State police in Somerset County say an Acosta woman is behind bars after being accused of stabbing a man during a domestic altercation inside a Jenner Township residence. Authorities say on Tuesday afternoon, troopers were dispatched to the residence, located along 4th Street, for a reported stabbing. Police say the victim, a 57-year-old man, was reportedly stabbed by his girlfriend, 46-year-old Taniya Brooks Mason. Investigators say the man reportedly suffered a large laceration to his left arm and he was transported to Conemaugh Hospital. [Read More]